A New Neighborhood

Bellingham's newest neighborhood will offer a sophisticated, urban lifestyle unparalleled in the Pacific Northwest.  Some of the amenities will include:

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  • Easy access to an active lifestyle with miles and miles of waterfront trails, a series of large waterfront parks, and multiple kayak beaches offering a quick launch to some of the world's best paddling waters.

  • Waterfront living at its finest with spectacular views of Bellingham Bay and the San Juan Islands.                                  
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  • Close proximity to Bellingham's vibrant downtown core, which offers specialty retail shops, restaurants, and a wide-variety of cultural experiences including the Whatcom Museum of History & Art, the Children's Museum, and the historic Mount Baker Theatre (the largest performing arts facility of its kind north of Seattle).

  • A sophisticated, urban lifestyle with cultural events and intellectual energy that come from living next to Western Washington University's extension campus. 
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  • A new, state-of-the-art marina and visitor boating docks along the Whatcom Waterway offering quick and easy access to the world-class cruising waters of the San Juan Islands.

  • Dining options - which might include a short walk to one of the many restaurants in Bellingham's downtown core, or a stroll down to the waterfront to purchase freshly caught salmon, crab or shrimp from local fishermen.
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  • A neighborhood built within the historic fabric of Bellingham's working waterfront that celebrates the marine trades economy. 

  • A neighborhood built in harmony with the natural environment using smart growth principles and sustainable development practices to serve as a model for environmental innovation and demonstrate humans can live better and smarter.

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Bellingham's waterfront redevelopment has been selected as a pilot project for new Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) standards, which are being developed by the U.S. Green Building Council.

 

 

 

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 Smart growth principles are being used to guide the waterfront redevelopment effort and increase community benefits to the entire county.  The Waterfront District will...




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